Medical News
Study uncovers bias and stereotyping when recruiting patients for clinical trials
EurekAlert! - 9 Mar 2020 06:00
(Wiley) New research published in CANCER reveals bias and stereotyping among clinical and research professionals who recruit patients to enroll in cancer clinical trials.
How a virus forms its symmetric shells
Science Daily - 9 Mar 2020 22:52
Viruses have been well studied, but many mysteries linger. One such mystery is how a spherical virus circumvents energy barriers to form symmetric shells. A research team has made progress is solving this mystery. The te...
Sensory information underpins abstract knowledge
Science Daily - 9 Mar 2020 20:32
What we learn through our senses drives how knowledge is sorted in our brains, according to new research.
How to handle fragile states
Science Daily - 9 Mar 2020 19:01
A concept known as 'fragile topology' has been puzzling physicists ever since it emerged two years ago. Two teams of physicists have now developed a comprehensive theoretical and experimental framework to pin down the es...
First study identifies risk factors associated with death in adults hospitalized with new coronavirus disease in Wuhan
Science Daily - 9 Mar 2020 19:01
Being of an older age, showing signs of sepsis, and having blood clotting issues when admitted to hospital are key risk factors associated with higher risk of death from the new coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a new...
Circulatory failure is predictable
Science Daily - 9 Mar 2020 19:00
Researchers have developed a method for predicting circulatory failure in patients in intensive care units -- enabling clinicians to intervene at an early stage. Their approach uses machine learning methods to evaluate a...
How Big Will the Coronavirus Epidemic Be? An Epidemiologist Updates His Concerns
Discover - 9 Mar 2020 18:00
Initial data from the outbreak in China did not reveal as much information as scientists needed to assess the epidemic. Now, more accurate data suggest an epidemic worse than some previously thought.
COVID-19 infections in U.S. may be much higher, new estimates show
Science Daily - 9 Mar 2020 17:04
By March 1, 2020, thousands of people in the U.S. may have already been infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus, far more than the number that had been publicly reported, according to a new study. However, the findings also...
New study unveils the mechanism of DNA high-order structure formation
Science Daily - 9 Mar 2020 17:02
A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has unveiled the structure and mechanism of proteins that are highly overexpressed in various cancers and associate...
Pasternack expands mmWave antenna line
Medical Design Technology - 9 Mar 2020 14:58
RF component manufacturer Pasternack has added some 54 models to its line of mmWave antennas for 5G and other applications. Additions include five new categories of high frequency waveguide antennas are now available to ...
Learning empathy as a care giver takes more than experience
EurekAlert! - 9 Mar 2020 06:00
(Thomas Jefferson University) Research among nursing students shows that past experience living in poverty or volunteering in impoverished communities, does not sufficiently build empathy towards patients who experience ...
'Primitive' stem cells shown to regenerate blood vessels in the eye
EurekAlert! - 9 Mar 2020 06:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have successfully turned back the biological hands of time, coaxing adult human cells in the laboratory to revert to a primitive state, and unlocking th...
Simple method to prevent HIV in South Africa and Uganda works
EurekAlert! - 9 Mar 2020 06:00
(University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine) A large research study in South Africa and Uganda using mobile vans to dispense antiretroviral treatment was very effective. The results were presented March 9, 2020...
Better lifestyle habits are useful additions to optimize management of atrial fibrillation
EurekAlert! - 9 Mar 2020 06:00
(American Heart Association) Improving lifestyle habits -- such as attaining and maintaining a healthy body weight and getting regular, moderate physical activity -- may be useful additions to physician-guided management...
Hospices struggle to deliver specialized support to children when a parent is dying
EurekAlert! - 9 Mar 2020 06:00
(University of Surrey) Support available to children experiencing the death of a parent varies across the country, new research published in the BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care finds.
Viewership soars for misleading tobacco videos on YouTube
EurekAlert! - 9 Mar 2020 06:00
(Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania) Misleading portrayals of the safety of tobacco use are widesp
Nationwide study shows disparities in outpatient care for common orthopaedic problems
EurekAlert! - 9 Mar 2020 06:00
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Racial/ethnic minorities, people with lower incomes, and other groups are less likely to receive office-based care for common musculoskeletal conditions, reports a nationwide study in Clinical Ort...
The Lancet: First study identifies risk factors associated with death in adults hospitalised with new coronavirus disease in Wuhan
EurekAlert! - 9 Mar 2020 06:00
(The Lancet) Being of an older age, showing signs of sepsis, and having blood clotting issues when admitted to hospital are key risk factors associated with higher risk of death from the new coronavirus (COVID-19), accor...
Clotting problem
EurekAlert! - 9 Mar 2020 06:00
(University of Delaware) New research into why some people's blood doesn't clot well identified defects in the platelet-making process, where mutant cells aren't behaving properly. Because these cells have a variety of d...
Mathematical model could lead to better treatment for diabetes
EurekAlert! - 9 Mar 2020 06:00
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) MIT researchers have developed a mathematical model that can predict the behavior of glucose-responsive insulin in humans and in rodents. They believe this model could be used to d...
FierceMedTech names Insilico Medicine as one of its 'Fierce 15' companies of 2019
EurekAlert! - 9 Mar 2020 06:00
(InSilico Medicine) FierceMedTech names Insilico Medicine as one of its "Fierce 15" companies of 2019
International study completes the largest genetic map of psychiatric disorders so far
EurekAlert! - 9 Mar 2020 06:00
(University of Barcelona) An international study published in the journal Cell, has described 109 genetic variants associated with eight psychiatric disorders: autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, o...